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Deucalion Academy #1
Pawn Of The Gods
We’re at war from the day we’re born, and every demigod must fight.
When the border watchers catch me trying to flee Olympia, they give me two choices: I can either report for training at Deucalion Academy, or swing from the coward’s noose.
I chose the noose. My captors chose the most brutal institution in all five dominions.
In the academy, power and ferocity are held above all. So you can imagine how popular it made me when, on my first day, I got our strongest demigod warrior killed.
The entire school, from the students to the headmaster, hates me. It’s nothing but their pleasure to destroy the stupid fool who lost our only advantage in a war we’re not winning.
Good.
They should destroy me for their own sake and mine.
Something was done to me. A god’s curse is warping my powers and turning me into a creature deadlier than we’ve ever faced. Unless the divine betrayer holding my chains is stopped, all the monsters of Olympia mean nothing.
The one who’ll lay waste to our land and wipe the demigods from existence… is me.
Pawn Of The Gods is the first in a paranormal M/F romance series. Buckle up for wickedly handsome demigods, ancient plots, the worst monsters of legend, and the one girl in the middle of it all.
When the border watchers catch me trying to flee Olympia, they give me two choices: I can either report for training at Deucalion Academy, or swing from the coward’s noose.
I chose the noose. My captors chose the most brutal institution in all five dominions.
In the academy, power and ferocity are held above all. So you can imagine how popular it made me when, on my first day, I got our strongest demigod warrior killed.
The entire school, from the students to the headmaster, hates me. It’s nothing but their pleasure to destroy the stupid fool who lost our only advantage in a war we’re not winning.
Good.
They should destroy me for their own sake and mine.
Something was done to me. A god’s curse is warping my powers and turning me into a creature deadlier than we’ve ever faced. Unless the divine betrayer holding my chains is stopped, all the monsters of Olympia mean nothing.
The one who’ll lay waste to our land and wipe the demigods from existence… is me.
Pawn Of The Gods is the first in a paranormal M/F romance series. Buckle up for wickedly handsome demigods, ancient plots, the worst monsters of legend, and the one girl in the middle of it all.
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Published July 16, 2022
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Ruby Vincent
73 books1,226 followersRuby Vincent is a published author with many novels under her belt but now she's taking a fun foray into contemporary romance. She loves saucy heroines, bold alpha males, and weaving a tale where both get their happy ever after.
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October 31, 2022dnf at 20%
I wasn't in the mood for this one and I was bored too while reading it
I wasn't in the mood for this one and I was bored too while reading it
August 4, 2022
Guau!!!
No tengo palabras para poder decir que bueno estaba el libro y lo leí en una tarde
Necesito saber cuando va a salir el segundo libro porque tengo unas ganas de saber quien es la Diosa que maldijo a la protagonista
No tengo palabras para poder decir que bueno estaba el libro y lo leí en una tarde
Necesito saber cuando va a salir el segundo libro porque tengo unas ganas de saber quien es la Diosa que maldijo a la protagonista
July 17, 2022
Well that was a cliff hanger and a half
Ok Ruby Vincent, I’m going to need book 2 stat please. I really have no idea what is going on and I need answers. Please and thank you.
Ok Ruby Vincent, I’m going to need book 2 stat please. I really have no idea what is going on and I need answers. Please and thank you.
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November 4, 2022
July 17, 2022
Great book
Love the twist on the Olympian God's and the strength the female lead had! I can't wait to see how it all plays out!
Love the twist on the Olympian God's and the strength the female lead had! I can't wait to see how it all plays out!
September 20, 2023
This was not what I expected. I was on an academia kick and picked this up.
But this was a tale of mythology of Greek gods, demigods and the battle that is going on with demigods vs humans and others.
We're focused on a girl called Aella and I'm not 100% sure what she is. Possessed by a goddess but not sure who.... But it doesn't help her in the academy as she has no given power just this goddess who freaks out every now and then.
Theres been zero romance up to now, I but that's not to say there's not a target of romance already focused - 6 this being Alexander, son of Zeus. But he is already been claws sinked in by Sirena, daughter of Hera and spoiled princess who expects to get absolutely everything.
Its interesting. I'll give it that!!!
But this was a tale of mythology of Greek gods, demigods and the battle that is going on with demigods vs humans and others.
We're focused on a girl called Aella and I'm not 100% sure what she is. Possessed by a goddess but not sure who.... But it doesn't help her in the academy as she has no given power just this goddess who freaks out every now and then.
Theres been zero romance up to now, I but that's not to say there's not a target of romance already focused - 6 this being Alexander, son of Zeus. But he is already been claws sinked in by Sirena, daughter of Hera and spoiled princess who expects to get absolutely everything.
Its interesting. I'll give it that!!!
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June 19, 2024
Great book with fantastic world building, if you didn't know about the Greek gods before reading this, you will by the end.
Alex, hottest most popular guy in the academy and Aella, the failing classes outsider, make fantastic main characters. But it was the side characters that I loved just as much and these are the ones that helped Aella to progress with her mission, more than Alex did. This is slow burn but with spice and the relationship between the two of them feels organic and naturally developing.
I didn't expect the twists and turns, certainly didn't guess that ending and was thrown for a loop when the cloaked figures were revealed, read it and you'll see what I mean.
I'm really looking forward to the second book as the ending to this one made me shiver in anticipation.
Alex, hottest most popular guy in the academy and Aella, the failing classes outsider, make fantastic main characters. But it was the side characters that I loved just as much and these are the ones that helped Aella to progress with her mission, more than Alex did. This is slow burn but with spice and the relationship between the two of them feels organic and naturally developing.
I didn't expect the twists and turns, certainly didn't guess that ending and was thrown for a loop when the cloaked figures were revealed, read it and you'll see what I mean.
I'm really looking forward to the second book as the ending to this one made me shiver in anticipation.
April 11, 2024
It was definitely good book, I don’t know why author didn’t complete the 2nd book. I notice on Amazon she is re publishing this first book with different front cover. I hope 2nd part comes soon since it’s been 2 years already.
September 6, 2024
Love this book and the retelling with a twist of the mythology of Olympian God's! I can't wait to see what happens next!!
September 24, 2024
I’m curious about the knife that Aella’s father wanted her to receive on her 16th birthday. I’m sure the police seized it as evidence at the crime scene so its no longer in her possession. It must be important for some reason and I wonder if she’ll ever get it back. I understand why nobody believed her story about monsters but I also don’t see how she could have been charged with murder when there was no body. Or was she not charged but her so-called friends just spread the rumor?
So Alex can’t acknowledge his feelings for Aella in front of others due to his father’s spies but it’s a-okay for her to sneak into his room every night for a roll in the hay? That does not compute. How does he get his gifts into her room? How is he able to sext her with Sirena constantly glued to his side? Have he and Sirena had sex? I can’t remember.
Why is Sebastian so negative about Alexander? There must be history. I’m curious.
For being a power hungry whore, Sirena sure gives up the one thing that would empower her in a hurry. Whose eyes did she seek out in the crowd? It must have been a relatively new interest. Someone should disband the council, especially Maximos.
Selene claims the water of Lethe won’t affect Aella yet it certainly does when Calix forces it down her maw.
The last chapters of the book are chaotic and I’m not sure if I have a handle on everything or not. Dacina is possessed by Pandora. Sebastian and Aella sign some kind of contract with their blood. One thing hasn’t changed and that’s how evil Maximos is. Too bad, so sad. Sucks to be Alex.
So Alex can’t acknowledge his feelings for Aella in front of others due to his father’s spies but it’s a-okay for her to sneak into his room every night for a roll in the hay? That does not compute. How does he get his gifts into her room? How is he able to sext her with Sirena constantly glued to his side? Have he and Sirena had sex? I can’t remember.
Why is Sebastian so negative about Alexander? There must be history. I’m curious.
For being a power hungry whore, Sirena sure gives up the one thing that would empower her in a hurry. Whose eyes did she seek out in the crowd? It must have been a relatively new interest. Someone should disband the council, especially Maximos.
Selene claims the water of Lethe won’t affect Aella yet it certainly does when Calix forces it down her maw.
The last chapters of the book are chaotic and I’m not sure if I have a handle on everything or not. Dacina is possessed by Pandora. Sebastian and Aella sign some kind of contract with their blood. One thing hasn’t changed and that’s how evil Maximos is. Too bad, so sad. Sucks to be Alex.
November 15, 2022
One of my favorite books of the year.
“When you choose a stand like preventing our extinction, you twist every action you take into a moral one, and dismiss anyone who disagrees with you as a traitor.”
Deucalion floored me. I could not stop reading, when the theme was so powerful. There were no gray zones in the lands of Olympus, the most beautiful kingdom Aella had ever seen. The only kingdom. For the monsters were procreating like bunnies, overwhelming the chosen of the gods and leaving them with no choice but to devote their lives, their offspring’s lives, to war.
Thus, Aella, who had run from a monster and tried to suicide, was forced to join a jaded group of young soldiers in training. The lies she told to hide her secret joined with the lies and enmity of a ‘golden child’ named Alexander made some delicious interaction between the two.
I do love a dark dystopian kind of romance, and I loved every speck of drama. The world itself demonstrated a deep exploration of Greek myths retold in a new way, and I loved the powers the chosen demonstrated. What if you could emit pixie dust to enrapture someone? Or turn into a cow! LOL.
The characters are wonderful, too. I especially liked Sebastian as the mysterious guy who can play the shadows because I like a bit of mystery around people’s motivations. But others made me laugh (see Cow) or cry, too.
I asked to join her mailing list after reading this novel. Loved it.
“When you choose a stand like preventing our extinction, you twist every action you take into a moral one, and dismiss anyone who disagrees with you as a traitor.”
Deucalion floored me. I could not stop reading, when the theme was so powerful. There were no gray zones in the lands of Olympus, the most beautiful kingdom Aella had ever seen. The only kingdom. For the monsters were procreating like bunnies, overwhelming the chosen of the gods and leaving them with no choice but to devote their lives, their offspring’s lives, to war.
Thus, Aella, who had run from a monster and tried to suicide, was forced to join a jaded group of young soldiers in training. The lies she told to hide her secret joined with the lies and enmity of a ‘golden child’ named Alexander made some delicious interaction between the two.
I do love a dark dystopian kind of romance, and I loved every speck of drama. The world itself demonstrated a deep exploration of Greek myths retold in a new way, and I loved the powers the chosen demonstrated. What if you could emit pixie dust to enrapture someone? Or turn into a cow! LOL.
The characters are wonderful, too. I especially liked Sebastian as the mysterious guy who can play the shadows because I like a bit of mystery around people’s motivations. But others made me laugh (see Cow) or cry, too.
I asked to join her mailing list after reading this novel. Loved it.
September 11, 2022
Our heroine ( but is she really?! ) has been dealt a horrible hand... My heart aches for her. I need a bit more time to process before I know what to type I think. I started this last night and I haven't slept or done much since finishing, I had to cancel plans to finish lol.
September 17, 2022
Zodiac Academy plus Greek mythology without any of the charm, trashy readability, or a single likable character. Don’t ask me why I finished it, my therapist tells me I need to practice more self care too
July 22, 2022
Ok, i read it in one go. i need the next one very fast ´please
August 26, 2022
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